Nothing fails like success

My mentor reminded me of something that I would like to share with you.

Let's begin by asking ourselves: what is the greatest threat to our success in life?

In the business world, some may say the economy, politics, fierce competition,etc.

But whether in business or in life,I think the following old adage is true in many ways:

“Nothing fails like success.”

Is it possible that the greatest threat to our current success could be success itself?

Yes.

Why is that?

Well, basically because success can easily lead us down the road of getting too comfortable,lazy,complacent,and having a false sense of security.

As my mentor told me:“success is fragile and a dangerous place to be.”

It is not easy to succeed at something, but sometimes it is even harder to keep that success going.

In closing, I urge you to remember the principle my mentor shared with me which is …

You can never own success. It is never complete. It is a moment to moment assessment. So you cannot own it. You can only rent it. And the rent is due every day. No holidays. No timeouts. You win or lose, succeed or fail every day, day by day. And if you add up too many in the loss column, then your success may one day be game over.

Luckily for you and me, we now know this important principle and can make any necessary changes to reclaim or sustain our success.